Bessie Smith

James Price Johnson

Bessie Smith (vocal) Henderson Hot Six

Mamie Smith, Bessie Smith (vocals), Rega Orchestra

Bessie Smith (vocal), Fletcher Henderson (piano), Don Redman (clarinet, alto saxophone), Gary Pacheco (director), Fred Longshaw (piano), Shelton Hemphill (cornet), Clarence Williams (piano), Buster Bailey (clarinet), Joe Smith (cornet), James Johnson (piano), James P. Johnson (piano), Charlie Dixon (banjo), Jimmy Harrison (trombone), Coleman Hawkins (clarinet), Bessie Smith And Her Band, Charlie Green (trombone), Porter Grainger (guitar, piano), Lincoln Conaway (guitar), Ernest Elliott (alto saxophone, clarinet), Tom Ladnier (cornet), Demas Dean (cornet), Bob Fuller (clarinet)

Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra, Bert Curry (alto saxophone), Carroll Dickerson (violin), Gene Anderson (piano), Crawford Wethington (alto saxophone), Jimmy Strong (clarinet), Fred Robinson (trombone), Homer Hobson (trumpet), Jimmy Strong (tenor saxophone), Zutty Singleton (drums), Louis Armstrong (vocal), Louis Armstrong (trumpet), Mancy Carr (banjo), Louis Armstrong And His Hot Seven, Joe Walker (baritone saxophone), Joe Walker (alto saxophone), Earl Hines (piano), Albert Washington (tenor saxophone), Johnny Dodds (clarinet), Bill Wilson (cornet), Honore Dutrey (trombone), John Thomas (trombone), Lil Armstrong (piano), Warren "Baby" Dodds (drums), Rip Bassett (guitar), Boyd Atkins (soprano), Boyd Atkins (clarinet), Boyd Atkins (alto saxophone), Johnny St. Cyr (banjo), Louis Armstrong (cornet), Tubby Hall (drums), Bessie Smith (vocal), Charlie Green (trombone), Fletcher Henderson (piano), Duke Ellington & His Washingtonians, Otto Hardwick (clarinet), Harry Carney (clarinet), Fred Guy (banjo), Sonny Greer (drums), Bass Edwards (tuba), Rudy Jackson (clarinet), Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (trombone), Duke Ellington (piano), Bubber Miley (trumpet), Louis Metcalf (trumpet), Jabbo Smith (trumpet), Count Basie and His Orchestra, Lester Young (tenor saxophone), Buddy Tate (tenor saxophone), Jack Washington (baritone saxophone), Buck Clayton (trumpet), Earle Warren (alto saxophone), Ed Lewis (trumpet), Vic Dickenson (trombone), Dan Minor (trombone), Dickie Wells (trombone), Al Killian (trumpet), Jack Washington (alto saxophone), Walter Page (bass), Freddie Green (guitar), Jo Jones (drums), Harry Edison (trumpet), Count Basic (piano), Jones-Smith, Incorporated, Carl Smith (trumpet), Count Basie (piano), Billie Holiday (vocal), Leslie Johnakins (alto saxophone), Ted Sturgis (bass), Eddie Barefield (alto saxophone), Shad Collins (trumpet), Eddie Heywood (piano), Billie Holiday with Eddie Heywood & His Orchestra, John Collins (guitar), Kenny Clarke (drums), Teddy Wilson And His All-Stars, Teddy Wilson (piano), Grachan Moncur (bass), Johnny Hodges (alto saxophone), Dick Clark (trumpet), Tommy Mace (clarinet), Cozy Cole (drums), Dave Barbour (guitar), The Benny Goodman Sextet, Lionel Hampton (vibraphone), Artie Bernstein (bass), Benny Goodman (clarinet), Nick Fatool (drums), Charlie Christian (electric guitar), Hot Lips Page (trumpet), Eddie Dougherty (drums), James P. Johnson (piano), Abe Bolar (bass), Henry Smith (alto saxophone), Lawrence Lucie (guitar), Joe Turner (vocal), Jimmy Rushing and His Orchestra, Doc Cheatham (trumpet), Rudy Powell (saxophone), Emmett Berry (trumpet), Mel Davis (trumpet), Milt Hinton (trumpet), Urbie Green (trombone), Frank Rehah (trombone), Danny Banks (saxophone), Osie Johnson (drums), Danny Barker (guitar), Nat Pierce (piano), Coleman Hawkins (saxophone), Buddy Tate (saxophone), Earle Warren (saxophone), Eugene Glasco Ramey (bass), Bill Bailey (clarinet), Dicky Wells (trombone), Benny Morton (trombone), Claude Hopkins (piano), Everett Barksdale (guitar), Jimmie Crawford (drums), Mahalia Jackson (vocal), Ralph Jones (organ), Milton Hinton (bass), Mildred Falls (piano), Vicente Escudero (guitar), Ralph Ellison (speaker)

Bessie Smith

King Oliver, Louis Armstrong (leadvocalist), Bessie Smith (leadvocalist)

Swing Republic, Dolly Dawn & her Dawn Patrol, Duke Ellington, Ivie Anderson, Karina Kappel, Benny Goodman, Jimmy Rushing, Irving Aaronson & His Commanders, Bessie Smith, The Mills Brothers, Tommy Dorsey, The Boswell SIsters

Bessie Smith (vocals, vocal), Fred Longshaw (piano, trombone), Charlie Green (trombone, cornet), Demas Dean (cornet, piano), Dean Demans (cornet), Porter Grainger (piano), Abraham Wheat (clarinet, soprano saxophone), Bob Fuller (clarinet, alto saxophone), Porter Gainer (piano), Ernest Elliott (alto saxophone, clarinet, tenor saxophone), Bessie Williams (vocal), Porter Gainger (piano), Joe Williams (trombone), Eddie Lang (guitar), Joe Venuti (violin), Clarence Williams (piano), Garvin Bushell (alto saxophone, clarinet), Greely Walton (tenor saxophone), Ed Allen (cornet), James P. Johnson (piano), Adam Block (director), Adam Sieff (director), Louis Metcalfe (piano, trumpet, cornet), Louis Metclafe (trumpet), The Bessemer Singers, Steve Stevens (piano), Floyd Casey (drums)

Chocolate Dandies, Buck & His Band, Bessie Smith (vocal), Buck Washington (piano), Chu Berry (tenor saxophone), Frank Newton & His Uptown Serenaders (trumpet), Jack Teagarden & His Orchestra (trombone), Bobby Johnson (guitar), Teddy Hill & His Orchestra, Teddy Hill, Orchestra, Henry Allen & His Orchestra, Henry 'Red' Allen (vocal), Putney Dandridge & His Orchestra, Mildred Bailey & Her Swing Band, Mildred Bailey (vocal), Teddy Wilson & his Orchestra feat. Billie Holiday, Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra, Billie Holiday (vocal), Benny Morton (trombone), Roy Eldridge (trumpet), John Kirby (bass), Dave Barbour (guitar), Cozy Cole (drums), Teddy Wilson (piano), Gene Krupa & His Swing Band, Benny Goodman (clarinet), Helen Ward (vocal), Jess Stacy (piano), Allan Reuss (guitar), Israel Crosby (bass), Gene Krupa (drums), Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra, Chu Berry (alto saxophone), Scoops Carry (alto saxophone), Buster Bailey (clarinet), Elmer Williams (tenor saxophone), Ed Cuffee (trombone), Fernando Arbello (trombone), Dick Vance (trumpet), Joe Thomas (trumpet), Buster Bailey (alto saxophone), Bob Lessey (guitar), Sid Catlett (drums), Horace Henderson (piano), Scoops Carry (clarinet), Roy Eldridge (vocal), Teddy Lewis (vocal), Leon "Chu" Berry (tenor saxophone), Edward Cuffee (vocal), Fletcher Henderson (piano), Fletcher Henderson (director), Russell Smith (trumpet), Emmett Berry (trumpet), J.C. Higginbotham (trombone), George Washington (trombone), Lawrence Lucie (guitar)

Bessie Smith (vocal)

James P. Johnson, Roy Evans with James P. Johnson, Roy Evans, Jimmy Johnson, Jimmy Johnson & His Band, Bessie Smith with James P. Johnson, Bessie Smith, Clara Smith with James P. Johnson, Clara Smith, King Oliver & His Orchestra with James P. Johnson, King Oliver & His Orchestra, Jimmy Johnson & His Orchestra, Fats Waller, Charlie Frazier, Teddy Bunn, Bernard Addison, Keep Shufflin' Trio, Harry Hull, Jimmy Archey, King Oliver, Dave Nelson, Clarence Williams' Washboard Band, Charlie Gaines, Arville Harris, Floyd Casey, Eva Taylor with James P. Johnson, Eva Taylor, Ed Anderson, Great Day New Orleans Singers with James P. Johnson, Great Day New Orleans Singers, Clarence Williams, Lonnie Johnson & Spencer Williams with James P. Johnson, Lonnie Johnson, Spencer Williams, James P. Johnson & Spencer Williams, Lonnie Johnson & Clarence Williams with James P. Johnson, Teddy Bunn & Spencer Williams with James P. Johnson, Bessie Smith & The Bessemer Singers with James P. Johnson, The Bessemer Singers, Bingie Madison, Goldie Lucas, Richard Fullbright, Andy Razaf, Bill Beason, Henry Jones, Fernando Arbello, Ward Pinkett, Fred Skerritt, Rosa Henderson with James P. Johnson, Rosa Henderson, Clarence Williams & His Orchestra with James P. Johnson, Clarence Williams & His Orchestra, Roy Smeck, Cyrus St. Clair, Chick Bullock, Cecil Scott, Ed Allen

Joe Venuti & Eddie Lang, Bessie Smith, Joe Venuti (violin), Eddie Lang (guitar), Lonnie Johnson & Blind Willie Dunn, Blind Willie Dunn, Ed Lang & His Orchestra, Jimmy Dorsey (clarinet), Jimmy Dorsey (alto saxophone), Arthur Schutt (piano), Stan King (drums), Joe Tarto (bass), Tommy Dorsey (trumpet), Tommy Dorsey (trombone), Ed Lang, Leo McConville (trumpet), Blind Willie Dunn & Lonnie Johnson, Joe Venuti & His New Yorkers, Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra, Bing Crosby (vocal), Joe Venuti's Blue Four, Joe Venuti-Eddie Lang Blue Five, Smith Ballew & His Orchestra, Smith Ballew, Fred Rich & His Orchestra, Joe Venuti's Rhythm Boys

Essie Whitman, the Jazz Masters, whitman (leadvocalist), Maggie Jones - Henderson's Hot Six, jones (leadvocalist), Bessie Smith (vocals), Henderson's Hot Six, smith (leadvocalist), Julia Moody and Her Dixie Wobblers, moody (leadvocalist), Julia Moody and Edgar Dowell's, Clara Smith and Her Jazz Band, Ethel Waters and Her Jazz Band, waters (leadvocalist), Mary Dixon, dixon (leadvocalist), Bessie Brown, brown (leadvocalist), Sophie Tucker, Edith Wilson, wilson (leadvocalist), Mamie Smith

Duke Ellington (piano & bandleader), Ben Webster (saxophone), Jelly Roll Morton (piano), Big Bill Broonzy, Artie Shaw (clarinet), Louis Armstrong (trumpet & vocals), Django Reinhardt (guitar), Sarah Vaughan (vocals), Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet), Bessie Smith (vocals), King Oliver, Bix Beiderbecke (cornet), Original Dixieland Jazz Band, Stan Getz (saxophone), Scott Joplin, Charlie Barnet, Count Basie (piano & bandleader), Muggsy Spanier, George Shearing (piano), Stéphane Grappelli (violin), Charlie Parker (saxophone), Tommy Dorsey (trombone), Kid Ory (trombone and bandleader), Earl Hines (piano & bandleader), Cannonball Adderley (saxophone), Teddy Wilson (piano), Woody Herman (clarinet & bandleader), Coleman Hawkins (saxophone), George Lewis (clarinet), Fats Waller (piano), Charlie Mingus, Billie Holiday (vocals), Pee Wee Russell, Memphis Slim, Sidney Bechet (saxophone & clarinet), Benny Goodman (clarinet), Jack Teagarden (trombone), Eddie Condon (guitar), Miles Dewey Davis III, Ella Fitzgerald (vocals), Erroll Garner (piano), Sonny Rollins (saxophone)

Ray Noble, Ray Noble & The New Mayfair Dance Orchestra and The Three Ginx, The Three Ginx, Bessie Smith (vocals), Don Redman, Fletcher Henderson (piano & bandleader), Jack Hylton, Jack Hulton & His Orchestra and Sam Browne, Sam Browne, Jelly Roll Morton (piano), Jelly Roll Morton & His Red Hot Peppers, Jimmy Dorsey (clarinet & alto Sax and Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra, Louis Armstrong (trumpet & vocals), Jimmy Dorsey (clarinet & alto Sax, Red Nichols, Red Nichols & His Five Pennies, Tommy Dorsey (trombone), Roy Fox, Roy Fox & His Orchestra and Denny Dennis, Denny Dennis, Gene Krupa (drums), Duke Ellington (piano & bandleader), Cab Calloway (bandleader & vocals), Artie Shaw (clarinet), John Kirby, John Kirby & His Sextet, Bing Crosby, Vic Schoen & His Orchestra and The Rhythmaires, The Rhythmaires, Screamin' Japy Hawkins, Bobby Hackett (trumpet), Frank Sinatra, Nelson Riddle and Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra, Spike Jones, Spike Jones & His City Slickers and Carl Gryason, Spike Jones & His City Slickers, Carl Gryason, The Kingston Trio, James Weldon Johnson, Fred Waring and Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians, Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians, Ted Heath & His Music, Eric Winstone, Eric Winstone & His Orchestra, Franklyn Boyd and The Stage-coachers, Franklyn Boyd, The Stage-coachers, Harry Belafonte, Bill Eaton and Bill Eaton & His Orchestra, Chris Barber, Chris Barber & His Jazz Band, Bobby 'Boris' Pickett & The Crypt-kickers, Ray Noble & The New Mayfair Dance Orchestra, Jack Hulton & His Orchestra, Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra, Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra, Roy Fox & His Orchestra, Gene Krupa & His Orchestra, Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra, Cab Calloway & His Orchestra, Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Vic Schoen & His Orchestra, Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra, Leroy Kirkland & His Orchestra, Bobby Hackett & His Orchestra, Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra, Bill Eaton & His Orchestra, Jimmie Lunceford, Nelson Riddle, Fred Waring, Ted Heath, Bill Eaton, Bobby 'Boris' Pickett

Ma Rainey, Son House (steel guitar), Son House (vocal), Billie Holiday (vocal), Janet Putnam (harp), Danny Banks (woodwinds), David Sawyer (cello), Milt Hinton (bass), George Ockner (violin), Phil Bodner (woodwinds), Romeo Penque (woodwinds), Tom Mitchell (trombone), J.J. Johnson (trombone), Urbie Green (trombone), Mel Davis (trumpet), Osie Johnson (drums), Phil Kraus (percussion), Miriam Workman (soprano), Elise Bretton (soprano), Lois Sylvin (soprano), Barry Galbraith (guitar), Mal Waldron (percussion), Mississippi John Hurt (guitar), Mississippi John Hurt (vocal), Memphis Jug Band, Robert Johnson (guitar), Robert Johnson (vocal), Bessie Smith, Muddy Waters Ray Ellis

The Original Dixieland Jazz Band, Larry Shields (clarinet), Eddie Edwards (trombone), Nick LaRoca (cornet), Tony Sprago (percussion), Bessie Smith (vocal), Louis Armstrong (cornet), Fred Longshaw (harmonium), King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band, J. Dodds, Johnny Dodds (clarinet), Honore Dutray (trombone), King Oliver (cornet), Baby Dodds (percussion), Bud Scott (banjo), Lil Hardin (piano), Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra, Joe Smith (trumpet), Rex Stewart (cornet), Ralph Escudero (brass), Bennie Morton (trombone), Russell Smith (trumpet), Fletcher Henderson (piano), Charlie Dixon (banjo), Kaiser Marshall (drums), Clarence Williams' Blue Five feat. Sidney Bechet, Clarence Williams' Blue Five, Sidney Bechet (soprano saxophone), Thomas Morris (cornet), Buddy Christian (banjo), Clarence Williams (piano), John Mayfield (trombone), Frankie Trumbauer & His Orchestra feat. Bix Beiderbecke, Frankie Trumbauer & His Orchestra, Bix Beiderbecke (cornet), Bill Rank (trombone), Miff Mole (trombone), Doc Ryker (alto saxophone), Chauncey Morehouse (percussion), Chauncey Morehouse (drums), Eddie Lang (guitar), Jimmy Dorsey (alto saxophone), Paul Mertz (piano), Jimmy Dorsey (clarinet), Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five, Zutty Singleton (drums), Earl Hines (piano), Fred Robinson (trombone), Jimmy Strong (clarinet), Mancy Carr (banjo), Louis Armstrong (trumpet), Louis Armstrong (vocal), Art Tatum (piano), Billie Holiday (vocal), Roy Eldridge (trumpet), Grachan Moncur (bass), Eddie Heywood, Jr. (piano), Paul Chapman (guitar), Herb Cowans (drums), Count Basie's Kansas City Seven feat. Lester Young, Count Basie's Kansas City Seven, Lester Young (tenor saxophone), Walter Page (bass), Dicky Wells (trombone), Count Basie (piano), Buck Clayton (trumpet), Freddie Green (guitar), Jo Jones (drums), Benny Goodman Sextet, feat. Charlie Christian and Lionel Hampton, Charlie Christian, Lionel Hampton, Artie Bernstein (bass), Nick Fatool (drums), Benny Goodman (clarinet), Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet), Clyde Hart (piano), Oscar Pettiford (bass), Don Byas (tenor saxophone), Trummy Young (trombone) (Probably) Irv Kluger (drums), Freddy Jenkins (trumpet), Wellman Braud (bass), Arthur Whetsol (trumpet), Cootie Williams (trumpet), Juan Tizol (trombone), Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (trombone), Sonny Greer (drums), Duke Ellington (piano), Fred Guy (guitar), Ivie Anderson (vocal), Count Basie & His Orchestra feat. Coleman Hawkins, Count Basie & His Orchestra, Coleman Hawkins (tenor saxophone), Harry Edison (trumpet), Al Killian (trumpet), Ed Cuffee (trombone), Dan Minor (trombone), Ed Lewis (trumpet), Count Basie and His Orchestra, Gene Krupa and His Orchestra feat. Roy Eldridge & Anita O'Day, Gene Krupa & His Orchestra, Roy Eldridge (speaker), Anita O'Day (speaker), Torg Halten (trumpet), Bob Sitsis (piano), Biddu Bastien (bass), Norman Murphy (trumpet), Gene Krupa (drums), Babe Wagner (trombone), Jay Kelliher (trombone), John Grassi (trombone), Graham Young (trumpet), Anita O'Day (vocal), Roy Eldridge (vocal), Ray Biondi (guitar), Jimmy Lunceford & His Orchestra, Moses Allan (bass), Edwin Wilcox (piano), Sy Oliver (trumpet), Eddie Tompkins (trumpet), Elmer Crumbley (trombone), Russell Bowles (trombone), Paul Webster (trumpet), Jimmy Crawford (drums), Trummy Young (vocal), Entire Band (background vocal), Allan Norris (guitar), Woody Herman & His Orchestra, Bernie Glow (trumpet), Stan Fishelson (trumpet), Serge Chaloff (baritone saxophone), Marky Markowitz (trumpet), Shorty Rogers (trumpet), Ollie Wilson (trombone), Earl Swope (trombone), Bob Swift (trombone), Ernie Royal (trumpet), Herbie Stewarf (tenor saxophone), Zoot Sims (tenor saxophone), Fred Otis (drums), Gene Sargent (drums), Don Lamond (drums), Walter Yoder (drums), Stan Getz (tenor saxophone), Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers feat. Horace Silver, Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, Horace Silver (piano), Hank Mobley (tenor saxophone), Donald Byrd (trumpet), Doug Watkins (bass), Art Blakey (drums), Miles Davis (trumpet), Cannonball Adderley (alto saxophone), Paul Chambers (bass), Bill Evans (piano), Jimmy Cobb (drums), Miles Davis Sextet with Cannonball Adderley, John Coltrane, Charles Mingus Jazz Workshop, John Handy (tenor saxophone), Jimmy Knepper (trombone), Booker Ervin (tenor saxophone), Dannie Richmond (drums), Horace Parlan (piano), Charles Mingus (bass), The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Gene Wright (bass), Paul Desmond (alto saxophone), Dave Brubeck (piano), Joe Morello (drums), Erroll Garner (piano), Eddie Calhoun (bass), Denzil Best (drums), Aaron Bell (bass), Duke Ellington & His Orchestra (piano), Sam Woodyard (drums), Joe Zawinul (keyboards), Chick Corea (piano), Dave Holland (bass), Jack DeJohnette (drums), Jim Riley (percussion), John McLaughlin & Mahavishnu Orchestra, Mahavishnu Orchestra, John McLaughlin (electric guitar), Jan Hammer (piano), Jerry Goodman (violin), Billy Cobham (drums), Rick Laird (bass guitar), Herbie Hancock (piano), Mike Clark (drums), band members, Bennie Maupin (soprano saxophone), Bill Summers (percussion), Herbie Hancock (synthesizer), Herbie Hancock (vocal), Paul Jackson (bass guitar), Weather Report, Alex Acuña (drums), Wayne Shorter (soprano saxophone), Wayne Shorter (tenor saxophone), Manolo Badrena (percussion), Joe Zawinul (piano), Joe Zawinul (synthesizer), Jaco Pastorius (bass guitar), Ornette Coleman with The London Symphony Orchestra, Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone), Unknown (drums), Dexter Gordon (tenor saxophone), George Cables (piano), Stafford James (bass), Woody Shaw (trumpet), Eddie Gladden (drums), Tony Bennett, Clayton Cameron (drums), Ralph Sharon (piano), Doug Richardson (bass), Tony Bennet (vocal), Branford Marsalis Trio, Branford Marsalis (soprano saxophone), Branford Marsalis (tenor saxophone), Reginald Veal (bass), Jeff Watts (drums), Victor Goines (clarinet), Victor Goines (soprano saxophone), Victor Goines (tenor saxophone), Victor Goines (bass clarinet), Wess Anderson (alto saxophone), Michael Ward (violin), Robert Stewart (tenor saxophone), James Carter (baritone saxophone), Wayne Goodman (trombone), Wycliffe Gordon (trombone), Ron Westray (trombone), Marcus Printup (trumpet), Roger Ingram (trumpet), James Carter (bass clarinet), James Carter (clarinet), Russell Gunn (trumpet), Cassandra Wilson (vocal), Jon Hendricks (vocal), Wynton Marsalis (trumpet), Miles Griffith (vocal), Herlin Riley (tambourine), Herlin Riley (percussion), Herlin Riley (drums), Eric Reed (piano) David Measham

Bessie Smith (vocal, vocals), Clarence Williams (piano), Buddy Christian (banjo), Ernest Elliot (clarinet), Fletcher Henderson (piano), Irving Johns (piano), Jimmy Jones (piano), Clara Smith (vocal), George Baquet (piano, clarinet), Don Redman (clarinet), Harry Reser (guitar), John Griffin (guitar), Robert Robbins (violin), Irving Jones (piano)

Bessie Smith (vocal, vocals), Irving Johns (piano), Robert Robbins (violin), Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra (piano), Don Redman (alto saxophone, clarinet), Fletcher Henderson (piano), Charlie Green (trombone), Joe Smith (cornet), Fred Longshaw (piano, whistles), Buster Bailey (clarinet), Bessie Smith with Louis Armstrong, Louis Armstrong (cornet), Charlie Dixon (banjo), Coleman Hawkins (tenor saxophone), Elmer Snowden (banjo), Isadore Meyers (piano), Bob Fuller (alto saxophone, clarinet), Isadore Myers (piano), Clara Smith (vocal), Stanley Miller (piano), Clarence Williams (piano)

Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter (leadvocalist, guitar), Sonny Terry, The Oleander Quartet, George Boyd (leadvocalist), Cecil Murray (leadvocalist), Howard Scott (leadvocalist), George Hall (leadvocalist), Cisco Houston (leadvocalist), Woody Guthrie (leadvocalist), Anne Graham (leadvocalist), Brownie McGhee (leadvocalist), Oleander Quartet, Bessie Smith (leadvocalist), Martha Ledbetter (leadvocalist)

Bessie Smith (vocal), Ernest Elliot (clarinet), Buddy Christian (banjo), Clarence Williams (piano), Irving Johns (piano), Jimmy Jones (piano), Irving Jones (piano), Robert Robbins (violin), Charlie Green (trombone), Joe Smith (cornet), Fletcher Henderson (piano), Fred Longshaw (piano), Bessie Smith with Louis Armstrong, Louis Armstrong (cornet), Charlie Dixon (banjo), Coleman Hawkins (tenor saxophone), Buster Bailey (clarinet), Gary Pacheco (director), James Johnson (piano), James P. Johnson (piano), Jimmy Harrison (trombone), Coleman Hawkins (clarinet), Lincoln M. Conaway (guitar), Porter Grainger (piano), Tom Ladnier (cornet), Joe Williams (trombone), Joe Venuti (violin), Eddie Lang (guitar), Ed Allen (cornet), Greely Walton (tenor saxophone), Garvin Bushell (alto saxophone), The Bessemer Singers, Steve Stevens (piano), Floyd Casey (drums), Louis Metcalfe (cornet), James Newton Howard, Billy Taylor (bass), Chu Berry (tenor saxophone), Frank Newton (trumpet), Jack Teagarden (trombone), Buck Washington (piano), Bobby Johnson (guitar), Benny Goodman (clarinet)

Bessie Smith (vocal), Clarence Williams (piano), Charlie Green (trombone), Fletcher Henderson (piano), Bessie Smith with Louis Armstrong, Fred Longshaw (piano), Louis Armstrong (cornet), Gary Pacheco (director), Joe Smith (cornet), Buster Bailey (clarinet), James Johnson (piano), James P. Johnson (piano), Charlie Dixon (banjo), Jimmy Harrison (trombone), Porter Grainger (piano), Joe Williams (trombone), Greely Walton (tenor saxophone), Ed Allen (cornet), Garvin Bushell (alto saxophone), Steve Stevens (piano), Louis Metcalfe (piano), Floyd Casey (drums), Louis Metcalfe (cornet), Chu Berry (tenor saxophone), Benny Goodman (clarinet), Frank Newton (trumpet), Jack Teagarden (trombone), Billy Taylor (bass), Buck Washington (piano), Bobby Johnson (guitar)

Bessie Smith, featuring Fletcher Henderson

Bessie Smith (vocal), Clarence Williams (piano) and more

Miles Davis, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Erroll Garner, Billie Holiday, Buck Clayton, Woody Herman, Louis Armstrong, Charlie Christian, J.J. Johnson Quintet, Duke Ellington & Count Basie, Count Basie, The Benny Goodman Sextet, Lambert, Hendricks & Ross, Count Basie & His Orchestra, Lester Young, with Lester Young, Ben Webster & Sweet Edison, Sweet, Duke Ellington, Dave Brubeck, Stan Getz (tenor saxophone), Herbie Hancock (piano), Ron Carter (bass), Bob Brookmeyer (trombone), Elvin Jones (drums), Charlie Mingus, Bessie Smith, Thelonious Monk

Robert Johnson (guitar), Robert Johnson (vocal), Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe, Adam Sieff (director), Adam Block (director), Muddy Waters, Taj Mahal, Son House (steel guitar), Son House (vocal), Blind Willie Johnson, Johnny Winter (guitar), Randy Jo Hobbs (vocal), Randy Jo Hobbs (bass), Bobby Caldwell (percussion), Johnny Winter (vocal), Rick Derringer (guitar), Rick Derringer (vocal), Blind Sammie a.k.a. Blind Willie McTell, Bukka White (guitar), Bukka White (vocal), Bessie Smith (vocal), James P. Johnson (piano), Brownie McGhee (guitar), Brownie McGhee (vocal), Jordan Webb (harmonica), The Electric Flag, Michael Bloomfield (guitar), Peter Strazza (tenor saxophone), Marcus Doubleday (trumpet), Harvey Brooks (bass), Herbie Rich (tenor saxophone), Nick Gravenites (vocal), Nick Gravenites (percussion), Sivuca (guitar), Sivuca (percussion), Herbie Rich (keyboards), Barry Goldberg (keyboards), Buddy Miles (drums), Mike Fonfara (keyboards), Blind Boy Fuller, Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, Stevie Ray Vaughan (vocal), Stevie Ray Vaughan (guitar), Chris "Whipper" Layton (drums), Tommy Shannon (bass), Keb' Mo' (banjo), James Hutcherson (bass), Tommy Eyre (keyboards), Laval Belle (drums), Keb' Mo' (guitar), Keb' Mo' (harmonica), Keb' Mo' (vocal)

James P. Johnson, Lavinia Turner and James P. Johnson's Harmony Seven, Lavinia Turner, James P. Johnson's Harmony Seven, Lavinia Turner with James P. Johnson, James P. Johnson's Harmony Eight, Walter Watkins, Sadie Jackson with James P. Johnson, Sadie Jackson, Bessie Smith with James P. Johnson, Original Jazz Hounds, Bessie Smith, Rosa Henderson with James P. Johnson, Rosa Henderson, Johnson's Jazzers, Louisiana Sugar Babes, Martha Copeland with James P. Johnson, Martha Copeland, Clarence Adams, Jimmy Johnson & His Orchestra, Clarence Williams with James P. Johnson, Roy Evans with James P. Johnson, Roy Evans, Arthur Whetsol, Ethel Waters with James P. Johnson, Ethel Waters

Bessie Smith (vocal, vocals), Clarence Williams (piano), Bobby Johnson (guitar), Buck Washington (piano), Billy Taylor (bass), Chu Berry (tenor saxophone), Frank Newton (trumpet), Jack Teagarden (trombone), Benny Goodman (clarinet), Frank Newton & His Uptown Serenaders (trumpet), Jack Teagarden & His Orchestra (trombone), Charlie Dixon (banjo), Fletcher Henderson (piano), Coleman Hawkins (tenor saxophone, clarinet), Buster Bailey (clarinet), Charlie Green (trombone, clarinet, tenor saxophone), Joe Smith (cornet), Fred Longshaw (piano), Louis Armstrong (cornet), Bessie Smith And Her Band, Jimmy Harrison (trombone), Charles Dixon (banjo), Kaiser Marshall (drums), James P. Johnson (piano), T. Rosamund Johnson, Hall-Johnson Choir, Russell Smith (trumpet)

Clarence Williams (piano), Fletcher Henderson (piano), Fred Longshaw (organ), Louis Armstrong (trumpet), Charlie Green (trombone), James Johnson (piano), Steve Stevens (piano), Ed Allen (cornet), Louis Bacon (cornet), Floyd Casey (drums), Fred Longshaw (piano) Down Home Trio, Bessemer Singers, Buck and his Band

Babatunde Olatunji, Dolores Oyinka Parker, Helen Haynes, Ruby Waraola Pryor, Barbara Gorden, Louise Young, Helena Walker, Akwasiba Derby, Afuavi Derby, Baba Hawthorne Bey (drums), Montigo Joe (drums), Taiwo Duval (drums), Ida Beebee Capps, Scott Joplin, Original Dixieland Jazz Band, Eddie Edwards (trombone), Larry Shields (clarinet), Henry W. Ragas (piano), Tony Sbarbaro (drums), Nick LaRocca (cornet), Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five, Zutty Singleton (drums), Earl Hines (piano), Fred Robinson (trombone), Jimmy Strong (clarinet), Mancy Carr (banjo), Louis Armstrong (trumpet), Louis Armstrong (vocal), Count Basie And His Orchestra, Al Killian (trumpet), Harry Edison (trumpet), Buck Clayton (trumpet), Ed Lewis (trumpet), Dickie Wells (trombone), Eli Robinson (trombone), Robert Scott (trombone), Jack Washington (baritone saxophone), Buddy Tate (tenor saxophone), Freddie Green (guitar), Jo Jones (drums), Count Basie (piano), Earle Warren (alto saxophone), Caughey Roberts (alto saxophone), Walter Page (bass), Don Byas (tenor saxophone), Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra, Harry Carney (alto saxophone), Ben Webster (tenor saxophone), Johnny Hodges (clarinet), Harry Carney (baritone saxophone), Otto Hardwick (alto saxophone), Harry Carney (clarinet), Sonny Greer (drums), Jimmie Blanton (bass), Fred Guy (guitar), Duke Ellington (piano), Johnny Hodges (alto saxophone), Barney Bigard (clarinet), Wallace Jones (trumpet), Ray Nance (trumpet), Rex Stewart (cornet), Juan Tizol (trombone), Lawrence Brown (trombone), Joe Nanton (trombone), Barney Bigard (tenor saxophone), Benny Goodman, Howard Fritzson (director), Glenn Miller and the American Band of the Allied Expeditionary Force, Bessie Smith (vocal), Clarence Williams (piano), Jonah Jones (trumpet), Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra, Lawrence Lucie (guitar), Cozy Cole (drums), Teddy Wilson (piano), John Kirby (bass), Frank Sinatra (vocal), Artie Baker (clarinet), Featuring Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan (vocal), Harry Terrill (saxophone), Bernard Kaufman (saxophone), Henry Roos (saxophone), Verlye Mills (harp), Maurice Brown (cello), Wolfe Taninbaum (saxophone), Harold Feldman (saxophone), Muni Morrow (trombone), John D'Agostino (trombone), Melvin Solomon (trumpet), Jimmy Maxwell (trumpet), Gordon Griffith (trumpet), Isador Zir (viola), Robert Haggart (bass), Norris Shawker (drums), Howard Kay (violin), Zelly Smirnoff (violin), Sylvan Shulman (violin), Henry W. Rowland (piano), Fred Buldrini (violin), Lambert, Hendricks & Ross, Dave Lambert (vocal), Annie Ross (vocal), Walter Lee Bolden (drums), Harry Edwards Edison (trumpet), Charles"Ike" Isaacs (bass), Gildo Mahones (piano), Jon Hendricks (vocal), Aretha Franklin (vocal), Hindell Butts (drums), James Richardson (bass), Teddy Harris (piano), Kenny Burrell (guitar), Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie & his Orchestra, Machito & His Afro-Cuban Orchestra, Tito Puente & His Orchestra, Vitin Aviles (vocal), Tiempo Libre, Hilario Bell (congas), Tebelio "Tony" Fonte (vocal), Hilario Bell (percussion), Luis "Rosca" Beltran Castillo (tenor saxophone), Joaquin "El Kid" Diaz (vocal), Cristobal Ferrer Garcia (trumpet), Tebelio "Tony" Fonte (bass guitar), Leandro González (vocal), Jorge Gomez (vocal), Jorge Gomez (keyboards), Leandro González (percussion), Leandro González (congas), The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Dave Brubeck (piano), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums), Paul Desmond (alto saxophone), Miles Davis (trumpet), Paul Chambers (bass), Cannonball Adderley (alto saxophone), John Coltrane (tenor saxophone), Philly Joe Jones (drums), Red Garland (piano), Julian Cannonball Adderley (alto saxophone), Bill Evans (piano), Jimmy Cobb (drums), Thelonious Monk (piano), John Ore (bass), Charlie Rouse (tenor saxophone), Frankie Dunlap (drums), Antonio Carlos Jobim (guitar), Ron Carter (bass), Harry Lookofsky (violin), Hubert Laws (flute), Joe Farrell (soprano saxophone), Urbie Green (trombone), Joao Palm (percussion), Everaldo Ferriera (percussion), Antonio Carlos Jobim (vocal), Antonio Carlos Jobim (piano), Airto Moriera (percussion), Eumir Deodato (guitar), Joao Palm (drums), Eliane Elias (piano), Paulo Braga (percussion), Marc Johnson (bass), Oscar Castro-Neves (guitar), Paulo Braga (drums), Return To Forever, Lenny White (timpani), Lenny White (snare drum), Lenny White (percussion), Stanley Clarke (bass guitar), Stanley Clarke (bells), Stanley Clarke (bass), Lenny White (drums), Lenny White (cymbal), Al DiMeola (guitar), Al DiMeola (whistles), Al DiMeola (electric guitar), Al DiMeola (bells), Al DiMeola (acoustic guitar), Chick Corea (acoustic guitar), Chick Corea (harp), Chick Corea (percussion), Lenny White (bells), Chick Corea (organ), Chick Corea (marimba), Chick Corea (keyboards), Lenny White (congas), Weather Report, Wayne Shorter (soprano), Wayne Shorter (tenor saxophone), Manolo Badrena (tambourine), Joe Zawinul (piano), Joe Zawinul (harp), Joe Zawinul (vocal), Jaco Pastorius (bass), Jaco Pastorius (vocal), Herbie Hancock (keyboards), Michael Beinhorn (keyboards), Bill Laswell (bass guitar), George Benson (guitar), Ronnie Foster (keyboards), Andy Newmark (drums), Steve Gadd (drums), Wayne Dockery (bass), Bernard Fennell (cello), Will Lee (bass), Randy Armando (percussion), Johnny Griggs (percussion), Marvin Chappell (drums), Grover Washington, Jr. (alto saxophone), Ellen Cohen (bells), Darryl Washington (drums), Jim Salamone (percussion), Jr. (tenor saxophone), Jr. (soprano saxophone), Jr. (soprano), Richard Lee Steacker (guitar), Jim Salamone (drums), Leonard Dr. Gibbs (percussion), Leonard Dr. Gibbs (congas), Gerald Veasley (bass guitar), Jim Salamone (programmer), Wynton Marsalis (trumpet), Chris Botti (trumpet), Eldar Djangirov (piano), John Patitucci (bass), Todd Strait (drums)

King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band, Joe Oliver (cornet), Louis Armstrong (cornet), Johnny Dodds (clarinet), Baby Dodds (drums), Bill Johnson (banjo), Lil Hardin (piano), Honore Dutrey (trombone), Bud Scott (vocal), Bud Scott (banjo), Johnny St. Cyr (banjo), Clarence Williams' Blue Five, Charlie Irvis (trombone), Sidney Bechet (soprano saxophone), Clarence Williams (piano), Buddy Christian (banjo), Sidney Bechet (clarinet), Aaron Thompson (trombone), Buster Bailey (soprano saxophone), Eva Taylor (vocal), Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra, Buster Bailey (clarinet), Buster Bailey (alto saxophone), Don Redman (alto saxophone), Coleman Hawkins (clarinet), Don Redman (clarinet), Coleman Hawkins (tenor saxophone), Charlie Green (trombone), Louis Armstrong (trumpet), Howard Scott (trumpet), Elmer Chambers (trumpet), Fletcher Henderson (piano), Charlie Dixon (banjo), Kaiser Marshall (drums), Margaret Johnson (vocal), Maggie Jones (vocal), Bessie Smith (vocal), Fred Longshaw (harmonium), Fred Longshaw (piano), Joe Smith (trumpet), Don Redman (speaker), The Southern Serenaders, Ralph Escudero (bass), Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra, Bertha "Chippie" Hill (vocal), Richard M. Jones (piano), Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five, Lil Armstrong (vocal), Lil Armstrong (piano), Louis Armstrong (vocal), Kid Ory (trombone), Kid Ory (vocal), Hociel Thomas (vocal), Hersal Thomas (piano), Erskine Tate's Vendome Orchestra, Stump Evans (alto saxophone), Angelo Fernandez (clarinet), Stump Evans (baritone saxophone), Norval Morton (tenor saxophone), Eddie Atkins (trombone), James Tate (trumpet), Angelo Fernandez (alto saxophone), John Hare (bass), Frank Etheridge (banjo), Erskine Tate (director), Jimmy Bertrand (drums), Teddy Weatherford (piano), Nolan Welsh, Edward Ory (trombone), Lil Armstrong (speaker), Clarence Babcock (speaker), May Alix (vocal), Richard Jones (piano), Johnny Dodds Black Bottom Stompers, Barney Bigard (tenor saxophone), Roy Palmer (trombone), Earl Hines (piano), Boyd Atkins (soprano saxophone), Boyd Atkins (clarinet), Joe Walker (alto saxophone), Joe Walker (baritone saxophone), Bill Wilson (cornet), Albert Washington (tenor saxophone), Boyd Atkins (alto saxophone), Rip Bassett (guitar), Rip Bassett (banjo), Tubby Hall (drums), Louis Armstrong And His Hot Seven, John Thomas (trombone), Louis Armstrong & His Hot Seven, Johnny Thomas (trombone), Albert Washington (clarinet), Lester Boone (soprano saxophone), Lester Boone (clarinet), Lester Boone (alto saxophone), Zilner Randolph (trumpet), Preston Jackson (trombone), John Lindsay (bass), Charlie Alexander (piano), Louis Armstrong (speaker), Charlie Alexander (speaker), Lonnie Johnson (guitar), Mike McKendrick (guitar), Mike McKendrick (banjo), Lillie Delk Christian (vocal), Louis Armstrong Hot Four, Jimmie Noone (clarinet), Mancy Carr (guitar), Jimmy Strong (clarinet), Fred Robinson (trombone), Zutty Singleton (drums), Mancy Carr (banjo), Earl Hines (speaker), Carroll Dickerson's Savoyagers, Crawford Wethington (alto saxophone), Bert Curry (alto saxophone), Jimmy Strong (tenor saxophone), Homer Hobson (trumpet), Carroll Dickerson (director), Mancy Carr (vocal), Earl Hines (vocal), Earl Hines (celeste), Louis Armstrong & His Savoy Ballroom Five, Dave Wilborn (banjo), Dave Wilborn (guitar), Louis Armstrong & Earl Hines, Louis Armstrong And His Hot Five, Joe Venuti (violin), Eddie Lang (guitar), Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra, Luis Russell (piano), Paul Barbarin (drums), J.C. Higginbotham (trombone), George "Pops" Foster (bass), Teddy Hill (tenor saxophone), Charlie Holmes (alto saxophone), Albert Nicholas (alto saxophone), Eddie Condon (banjo), Seger Ellis (vocal), Justin Ring (piano), Justin Ring (celeste), Harry Hoffman (violin), Jimmy Dorsey (clarinet), Tommy Dorsey (trombone), Stan King (drums), Gene Anderson (piano), Carroll Dickerson (violin), Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra, Gene Anderson (celeste), Charlie Holmes (soprano saxophone), Albert Nicholas (clarinet), Otis Johnson (trumpet), Henry "Red" Allen (trumpet), Pops Foster (bass), Will Johnson (guitar), Henry Allen (trumpet), Louis Armstrong & His All Stars, Buck Washington (piano), Bobby Holmes (alto saxophone), Bobby Holmes (clarinet), Ed Anderson (trumpet), Henry Hicks (trombone), Castor McCord (tenor saxophone), Castor McCord (clarinet), Theodore McCord (alto saxophone), Joe Turner (piano), Bernard Addison (guitar), Willie Lynch (drums), Jimmie Rodgers (guitar), Jimmie Rodgers (vocal), Louis Armstrong & His Sebastian New Cotton Club Orchestra, William Franz (tenor saxophone), Willie Stark (alto saxophone), Leon Elkins (trumpet), Lawerence Brown (trombone), Leon Herriford (alto saxophone), L.Z. Cooper (piano), Ceele Burke (banjo), Lionel Hampton (drums), Ceele Burke (steel guitar), Harvey Brooks (piano), Lawrence Brown (trombone), Harold Scott (trumpet), George Orendorff (trumpet), Charlie Jones (clarinet), Luther Graven (trombone), Charlie Jones (tenor saxophone), Marvin Johnson (alto saxophone), Les Hite (alto saxophone), Bill Perkins (guitar), Bill Perkins (banjo), Joe Bailey (bass), Henry Prince (piano), Les Hite (baritone saxophone), Lionel Hampton (vibraphone), Les Hite (alto), George James (alto saxophone), George James (clarinet), George James (soprano saxophone), Albert Johnson (tenor saxophone), Albert Johnson (clarinet), George Oldham (clarinet), Scoville Browne (clarinet), Ellis Whitlock (trumpet), Keg Johnson (trombone), George Oldham (alto saxophone), Yank Porter (drums), Teddy Wilson (piano), Pete Duconge (clarinet), Pete Duconge (alto saxophone), German Arago (bass), Henry Tyree (alto saxophone), Alfred Pratt (tenor saxophone), Lionel Guimaraes (trombone), Leslie Thompson (trumpet), Jack Hamilton (trumpet), Herman Chittison (piano), Maceo Jefferson (guitar), Oliver Tines (drums)

King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band, Joe Oliver (cornet), Louis Armstrong (cornet), Johnny Dodds (clarinet), Baby Dodds (drums), Bill Johnson (banjo), Lil Hardin (piano), Honore Dutrey (trombone), Bud Scott (vocal), Bud Scott (banjo), Johnny St. Cyr (banjo), Clarence Williams' Blue Five, Charlie Irvis (trombone), Sidney Bechet (soprano saxophone), Clarence Williams (piano), Buddy Christian (banjo), Sidney Bechet (clarinet), Aaron Thompson (trombone), Buster Bailey (soprano saxophone), Eva Taylor (vocal), Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra, Buster Bailey (clarinet), Buster Bailey (alto saxophone), Don Redman (alto saxophone), Coleman Hawkins (clarinet), Don Redman (clarinet), Coleman Hawkins (tenor saxophone), Charlie Green (trombone), Louis Armstrong (trumpet), Howard Scott (trumpet), Elmer Chambers (trumpet), Fletcher Henderson (piano), Charlie Dixon (banjo), Kaiser Marshall (drums), Margaret Johnson (vocal), Maggie Jones (vocal), Bessie Smith (vocal), Fred Longshaw (harmonium), Fred Longshaw (piano), Joe Smith (trumpet), Don Redman (speaker), The Southern Serenaders, Ralph Escudero (bass), Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra, Bertha "Chippie" Hill (vocal), Richard M. Jones (piano), Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five, Lil Armstrong (vocal), Lil Armstrong (piano), Louis Armstrong (vocal), Kid Ory (trombone), Kid Ory (vocal), Hociel Thomas (vocal), Hersal Thomas (piano), Erskine Tate's Vendome Orchestra, Stump Evans (alto saxophone), Angelo Fernandez (clarinet), Stump Evans (baritone saxophone), Norval Morton (tenor saxophone), Eddie Atkins (trombone), James Tate (trumpet), Angelo Fernandez (alto saxophone), John Hare (bass), Frank Etheridge (banjo), Erskine Tate (director), Jimmy Bertrand (drums), Teddy Weatherford (piano), Nolan Welsh, Edward Ory (trombone), Lil Armstrong (speaker), Clarence Babcock (speaker), May Alix (vocal), Richard Jones (piano), Johnny Dodds Black Bottom Stompers, Barney Bigard (tenor saxophone), Roy Palmer (trombone), Earl Hines (piano), Boyd Atkins (soprano saxophone), Boyd Atkins (clarinet), Joe Walker (alto saxophone), Joe Walker (baritone saxophone), Bill Wilson (cornet), Albert Washington (tenor saxophone), Boyd Atkins (alto saxophone), Rip Bassett (guitar), Rip Bassett (banjo), Tubby Hall (drums), Louis Armstrong And His Hot Seven, John Thomas (trombone), Louis Armstrong & His Hot Seven, Johnny Thomas (trombone), Albert Washington (clarinet), Lester Boone (soprano saxophone), Lester Boone (clarinet), Lester Boone (alto saxophone), Zilner Randolph (trumpet), Preston Jackson (trombone), John Lindsay (bass), Charlie Alexander (piano), Louis Armstrong (speaker), Charlie Alexander (speaker), Lonnie Johnson (guitar), Mike McKendrick (guitar), Mike McKendrick (banjo), Lillie Delk Christian (vocal), Louis Armstrong Hot Four, Jimmie Noone (clarinet), Mancy Carr (guitar), Jimmy Strong (clarinet), Fred Robinson (trombone), Zutty Singleton (drums), Mancy Carr (banjo), Earl Hines (speaker), Carroll Dickerson's Savoyagers, Crawford Wethington (alto saxophone), Bert Curry (alto saxophone), Jimmy Strong (tenor saxophone), Homer Hobson (trumpet), Carroll Dickerson (director), Mancy Carr (vocal), Earl Hines (vocal), Earl Hines (celeste), Louis Armstrong & His Savoy Ballroom Five, Dave Wilborn (banjo), Dave Wilborn (guitar), Louis Armstrong & Earl Hines, Louis Armstrong And His Hot Five, Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra, Eddie Lang (guitar), Joe Venuti (violin), Teddy Hill (tenor saxophone), Charlie Holmes (alto saxophone), J.C. Higginbotham (trombone), Albert Nicholas (alto saxophone), Luis Russell (piano), Paul Barbarin (drums), Eddie Condon (banjo), George "Pops" Foster (bass), Seger Ellis (vocal), Justin Ring (piano), Justin Ring (celeste), Harry Hoffman (violin), Jimmy Dorsey (clarinet), Tommy Dorsey (trombone), Stan King (drums), Gene Anderson (piano), Carroll Dickerson (violin), Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra, Gene Anderson (celeste), Charlie Holmes (soprano saxophone), Albert Nicholas (clarinet), Otis Johnson (trumpet), Henry "Red" Allen (trumpet), Pops Foster (bass), Will Johnson (guitar), Henry Allen (trumpet), Louis Armstrong & His All Stars, Buck Washington (piano), Bobby Holmes (alto saxophone), Bobby Holmes (clarinet), Ed Anderson (trumpet), Henry Hicks (trombone), Castor McCord (tenor saxophone), Castor McCord (clarinet), Theodore McCord (alto saxophone), Joe Turner (piano), Bernard Addison (guitar), Willie Lynch (drums), Jimmie Rodgers (guitar), Jimmie Rodgers (vocal), Louis Armstrong & His Sebastian New Cotton Club Orchestra, William Franz (tenor saxophone), Willie Stark (alto saxophone), Leon Elkins (trumpet), Lawerence Brown (trombone), Leon Herriford (alto saxophone), L.Z. Cooper (piano), Ceele Burke (banjo), Lionel Hampton (drums), Ceele Burke (steel guitar), Harvey Brooks (piano), Lawrence Brown (trombone), Harold Scott (trumpet), George Orendorff (trumpet), Charlie Jones (clarinet), Luther Graven (trombone), Charlie Jones (tenor saxophone), Marvin Johnson (alto saxophone), Les Hite (alto saxophone), Bill Perkins (guitar), Bill Perkins (banjo), Joe Bailey (bass), Henry Prince (piano), Les Hite (baritone saxophone), Lionel Hampton (vibraphone), Les Hite (alto), George James (alto saxophone), George James (clarinet), George James (soprano saxophone), Albert Johnson (tenor saxophone), Albert Johnson (clarinet), George Oldham (clarinet), Scoville Browne (clarinet), Ellis Whitlock (trumpet), Keg Johnson (trombone), George Oldham (alto saxophone), Yank Porter (drums), Teddy Wilson (piano), Zutty Singleton (vocal), Pete Duconge (clarinet), Pete Duconge (alto saxophone), German Arago (bass), Henry Tyree (alto saxophone), Alfred Pratt (tenor saxophone), Lionel Guimaraes (trombone), Leslie Thompson (trumpet), Jack Hamilton (trumpet), Herman Chittison (piano), Maceo Jefferson (guitar), Oliver Tines (drums)

Cousins and DeMoss and Studio ensemble, Len Spencer, Studio pianist, Bert Williams, Morton Harvey, George O'Connor, William Christopher Handy, Arthur Collins, Al Bernard, Wilbur Sweatman, J. Milton DeCamp, Mamie Smith, Sam Moore, Horace Davis, Edward Kid Ory, Nick Lucas, Marion Harris, Ethel Waters, Sophie Tucker, Jelly Roll Morton (piano), Sylvester Weaver, Eubie Blake, Noble Sissle, James Price Johnson, Jimmie Noone, Joe 'King' Oliver (trumpet), Baby Dodds, Bessie Smith (vocals), Fletcher Henderson (piano & bandleader), Eddie Cantor, Ed Andrews, Johnny Bayersdorfer, Rosa Henderson, Joe King Oliver and Butterbeans and Susie, Don Murray, Tommy Dorsey (trombone), Bix Beiderbecke (cornet), Alberta Hunter, Lovie Austin, Jimmy O'Bryant, Tommy Ladnier, Roba Stanley, Bob Stanley, Andrew Jenkins, Studio guitarist, Hersal Thomas, Edna Thomas, Ben Harney, Wade Ward, Richard M. Jones, Albert Nicholas (clarinet), Johnny St. Cyr (banjo & guitar), Papa Charlie Jackson, Louise Ross, Lee Morse, Louis Armstrong (trumpet & vocals), Charlie Green, Ma Rainey, Jimmy Blythe, Johnny Watson, Sippie Wallace, Arizona Dranes, Robert Cooksey, Bobbie Leecan, Freddie Keppard, Homer Quincy Smith, Studio organist, Hazel Meyers, Nolan Welsh, Bo Weavil Jackson, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Charles Gaylord, Austin Young, Jack Fulton, Willie Hall, Ferde Grofé, Harry Perella, Sam McGee, Uncle Dave Macon, Blind Willie Johnson, Andrew Baxter, Jim Baxter, Kirk McGee, Henry Thomas, Richard Brown, Reb Spikes, Johnny Dodds (saxophone & clarinet), Bud Scott, Lillian Hardin Armstrong, Thomas Morris, Blind Mamie Forehand, A.C. Forehand, Eddie Anthony, Henry Rubberlegs Williams, Luther Magby, Washington Phillips, Bill Rank, Frankie Trumbauer, Pee Wee Russell, Adrian Rollini, Joe Venuti, Eddie Lang, Frank Signorelli, Chauncey Morehouse, Ernest Stoneman, Kahle Brewer, Dock Boggs, Meade Lux Lewis, Blind Connie Rosemond, Sara Martin, B.F. Shelton, Ruth Etting, Rube Bloom, Walter Rhodes, Duke Ellington (piano & bandleader), Adelaide Hall, Blind Joe Taggart, Bubber Miley, Will Ezell, Edward Clayborn, Sam Collins, Ed Bell, Gus Cannon, Blind Blake, David Crockett, Sam Jones (double bass), Margaret Johnson, Buddy Boy Hawkins, Gilliam Banmon Grayson, Henry Whitter, Chelsea Quealey, Bobby Davis, Al Duffy, Alger "Texas" Alexander, Lonnie Johnson (guitar), Paul Robeson (bass-baritone), Mae Frierson Moore, Jaybird Coleman, Tommy Johnson, Jim Jackson, Frank Stokes, George Gershwin, Henry L. Bandy, Robert Hicks, Pinetop Smith, Julius Daniels, George Williams, Rube Lacey, Rambling Thomas, Clarence Green, Lottie Kimbrough, Milas Pruitt, Annette Hanshaw, Moses Mason, Ernest Phipps, Roland Johnson, Ethel Baker, Ancil McVay, Eula Johnson, Shirley Jones, Dennis McGee, Mississippi John Hurt, Emmett Miller, Tom Nelson, T.C. Johnson, Helen Morgan, Bo Chatman, Walter Vinson, Charlie McCoy, Blind Simmie Dooley, Pink Anderson, William Moore, Cliff Edwards, Gladys Bentley, Bing Crosby (vocals), R.M. Massey, Frances Hereford, Richard Bryant, Frankie "Hal Pint" Jaxon, Bernice Edwards, Rosie Mae Moore, Furry Lewis, Earl Hines (piano & bandleader), Frank Hutchison, Dick Justice, Dock Walsh, Leo Soileau, Thomas A. Dorsey, Natty Dominique, Bill Johnson, Robert Wilkins, Raymond Barrow, Roy Evans, Johnnie Crockett, Albert Crockett, James Simons, Luke Jordan, Andy Sannella, Blind Teddy Darby, Roosevelt Sykes, Roosevelt Graves, Herve Duerson, Cow Cow Davenport, Unique Quartet Fall, Standard Quartette, Cousins and DeMoss, Studio ensemble, Dinwiddie Colored Quartet, Polk Miller Old South Quartette, Male quartet, Fisk University Jubilee Quartet, Europe Society Orchestra, Afro American Folk Song Singers, Victor Military Band, Prince's Orchestra, W.C. Handy Memphis Blues Band, Original Dixieland Jazz Band, Wilbur Sweatman Jazz Band, Mamie Smith's Jazz Hounds, Florida Normal Industrial Institute Quartet, Kid Ory Sunshine Orchestra, Jelly Roll Morton Orchestra, Homer Rodheaver and the Wiseman Quartet, Kentucky Trio, The Georgians, Old Southern Jug Band, Johnny Bayersdorffer Jazzola Novelty Orchestra, Paul Whiteman Dance Band, Levitsch Tanzorchester, Zez Confrey Orchestra, Butterbeans and Susie, Bix Beiderbecke Rhythm Jugglers, Two of Spades, New Orleans Rhythm Kings, Armand Piron's New Orleans Orchestra, Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra, Roosevelt Graves and His Brother, Hendersonville Double Quartet, Pebbles, The, Kansas City Blues Strummers, Old Pal Smoke Shop Four, Dixieland Jug Blowers, Jubilee Singers, Studio vocal ensemble, Cookie Gingersnaps, Paul Whiteman Orchestra, Jelly-Roll Morton Red Hot Peppers, Red Heads, Jeanette James Synco Jazzers, Sol Hoopii's Novelty Trio, Louis Dumaine's Jazzola Eight, South Georgia Highballers, Stoneman's Dixie Mountaineers, Burnett and Rutherford, King Oliver's Dixie Syncopators, Jimmy Blythe's Owls, Duke Ellington Orchestra, Bix Beiderbecke Gang, Allen Brothers, Duke Ellington Kentucky Club Orchestra, Henry Johnson Boys, Earl McDonald's Original Louisville Jug Band, Jesse Stone's Blue Serenaders, Louis Armstrong Hot Seven, Down Home Boys, Stovepipe No. 1, Violet Harmony Singers, Barbour's Plantation Singers, Four Aces, Forbes Randolph's Kentucky Jubilee Choir, Prince Albert Hunt's Texas Ramblers, Memphis Jug Band, Cannon's Jug Stompers, Biddleville Quintet, Ernest Phipps Holiness Singers, Georgia Crackers, Johnson Boys, Denson Quartet, Benny Goodman's Boys, Johnny Dodds Trio, Frenchy's String Band, Jelly Roll Mortons Levee Serenaders, Elder Richard Bryant Sanctified Singers, Sam Ku West Harmony Boys, Tampa Red Hokum Jug Band, Original Memphis Five, Shortbuckle Roarke Family, Chicago Rhythm Kings, Charlie Johnson Paradise Ten, Boyd Senter Sentipedes, Dr. Humphrey Bate Possum Hunters, Johnson-Nelson-Porkchop, Tennessee Ramblers, Roane County Ramblers, Clifford Hayes' Louisville Stompers, Leake County Revelers, Bubbling Over Five, Memphis Jazzers, James Reese Europe, Paul Whiteman

Len Spencer, Studio pianist, Williams and Walker and Studio pianist, Arthur Collins, Vess L. Ossman, Herbert Clarke, May Irwin, Stella Mayhew, Sophie Tucker, Collins and Harlan and Studio ensemble, Gene Greene, Ed Morton, Al Jolson, Roy Spangler, Hedges Brothers and Jacobson and Studio ensemble, Bert Williams, Irving Berlin, Nora Bayes, Lionel Belasco, Gus Haenschen, Fred van Eps, Marion Harris, Frank Banta, Howard Kopp, William Christopher Handy, Van and Schenk and Studio ensemble, Wilbur Sweatman, Alex Rogers, Luckey Roberts, Eddie Hunter, Isham Jones, Paul Whiteman, Eubie Blake, James Price Johnson, Zez Confrey, Ethel Waters, Al Bernard, Johnny Dunn, Fletcher Henderson (piano & bandleader), Husk O'Hare, Edward Kid Ory, Lizzie Miles, Fats Waller (piano), Clarence Williams, Sidney Bechet (saxophone & clarinet), Jelly Roll Morton (piano), Q. Roscoe Snowden, Belle Baker, Ada Brown, Bennie Moten, Charles Matson, Ollie Powers, Thomas Morris, Jesse Crump, Mamie Smith, Cliff Edwards, Fate Marable, Wendell Hall, Johnny Bayersdorffer, Eva Taylor, Harry Reser, Duke Ellington (piano & bandleader), Jo Trent, Rosa Henderson, Perley Breed, Clarence Jones, Blossom Seeley, Bix Beiderbecke (cornet), Jimmy O'Bryant, Lovie Austin, Fred Longshaw, Ben Harney, Bessie Smith (vocals), Charlie Creath, Maggie Jones, Merritt Brunies, Jimmy Blythe, Charley Straight, Francis Carter, Samuel M. Lewis, Johnny Dodds (saxophone & clarinet), Dorothy Williams, Hannah Williams, Richard M. Jones, Bertha "Chippie" Hill, Louis Armstrong (trumpet & vocals), Phil Napoleon, Margaret Jonsson and Black and Blue Trio, Margaret Jonsson, Freddie Keppard, Sugar Underwood, Sam Morgan, Standard Quartette, Voss' 1st Regiment Band, Orchestre Métropolitain, New Sousa Band, Williams and Walker, Hager's Orchestra, Studio ensemble, Prince's Orchestra, Pryor's Band, Orquestra Typicas, Collins and Harlan, Grupo Bahía, Palais de Danse Orchestra, Hedges Brothers and Jacobson, Europe Society Orchestra, Victor Military Band, James Reese Europe's Society Orchestra, Joan Sawyer's Persian Garden Orchestra, Peerless Quartet, King's Orchestra, Ciro's Coon Club Orchestra, Earl Fuller Famous Jazz Band, Frisco Jazz Band, Original Dixieland Jazz Band, Van and Schenk, Al Jolson Orchestra, Wilbur Sweatman Jazz Band, Original New Orleans Jazz Band, Art Hickman Orchestra, Louisiana Five, Isham Jones Orchestra, Paul Whiteman Ambassador Orchestra, Ladd's Black Aces, Johnny Dunn Jazz Hounds, Mamie Smith's Jazz Hounds, Sissle's Sizzling Syncopators, Southern Negro Quartet, Husk O'Hare Super Orchestra of Chicago, Kid Ory Creole Jazz Band, Kid Ory Sunshine Orchestra, Cotton Pickers, The, Mitchell's Jazz Kings, King Oliver Creole Jazz Band, Georgians, Jelly Roll Morton Orchestra, Sunset Band, Hitch Happy Harmonists, Erskine Tate Vendome Orchestra, Old Southern Jug Band, Virginians, Midway Dance Orchestra, Creole Serenaders, Armand Piron's New Orleans Orchestra, Ollie Powers' Harmony Syncopators, Thomas Morris Past Jazz Masters, Clarence Williams Blue Five, Jimmie's Joys, Paul Whiteman Orchestra, Wade's Moulin Rouge Orchestra, New Orleans Rhythm Kings, Fate Marable's Society Syncopators, St. Louis Arcadia Peacock Orchestra, Art Landry Orchestra, Vincent Rose Orchestra, Elmer Kaiser Ballroom Orchestra, Charles Creath Jazz-o-Maniacs, Fletcher Henderson Orchestra, Mound City Blue Blowers, Original Crescent City Jazzers, Bucktown Five, Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra, Jelly Roll Morton Trio, Perley Breed's Shepard Colonial Orchestra, Charley Straight's Rendezvous Orchestra, Sioux City Six, Johnny De Droit New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, Wolverines, Jimmie O'Bryant's Famous Original Washboard Band, Lovie Austin Blues Serenaders, Gulf Coast Seven, Boswell Sisters, Stomp Six, Celestin's Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra, Louis Forbstein's Royal Syncopators, Perry's Hot Dogs, Tennessee Happy Boys, Charles Fulcher Orchestra, Wilshire Dance Orchestra, Charlie Creath Jazzmomanics, Friar's Inn Orchestra, Blue Ribbon Syncopators, Brownlee's Orchestra Of New Orleans, Danny Small Ukulele Boys, Jelly-Roll Morton Red Hot Peppers, Cookie Gingersnaps, Charley Straight Orchestra, Duke Ellington's Washingtonians, California Ramblers, Art Sims Creole Band, Williams Sisters, Savoy Bearcats, Dixieland Jug Blowers, King Oliver Orchestra, Sammie Lewis Bamville Syncopators, New Orleans Wanderers, Ben Pollack Orchestra, Red Heads, Coon-Sanders Orchestra, Gowans' Rhapsody Makers, Elgar's Creole Orchestra, Phil Napoleon Orchestra, Thomas Morris Seven Hot Babies, Black and Blue Trio, Freddie Keppard Jazz Cardinals, Birmingham Bluetette, Sam Morgan's Jazz Band, Pebbles, Louis Armstrong Hot Five, James Reese Europe, Rosario Bourdon, Earl Fuller, Charles Adams Prince, Art Hickman, Elmer Kaiser, Ben Pollack

Allen Lowe

Bessie Smith

Alberta Hunter, Ma Rainey with Her Georgia Jazz Band, Papa Charlie Jackson, Willie Jackson, Blind Lemon Jefferson, The Memphis Jug Band, Victoria Spivey, "Texas" Alexander, Furry Lewis, Charley Patton, Lonnie Johnson & Blind Willie Dunn, Charlie McCoy, Blind Blake, Alfred Lewis, Charley Jordan, Scrapper Blackwell, Memphis Minnie, Pinetop & Lindberg, Bumble Bee Slim, Tampa Red, Kokomo Arnold, Buddy Moss, Walter Davis, Bessie Smith (vocals), Big Joe Williams, Roosevelt Sykes, Robert Johnson, Robert McCoy, Washboard Sam, Trixie Smith, Tommy McLennan, Bukka White, Sonny Terry, Lil Green, Jazz Gillum, Big Bill Broonzy, Sleepy John Estes, Big Maceo, Champion Jack Dupree, Cecil Gant, Miss Rhapsody (Viola Wells), Josh White, Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter (guitar), Big Joe Turner, Wynonie Harris, Louis Jordan & His Tympani Five, Jay McShann, Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Helen Humes (vocals), T-Bone Walker, Leadbelly, Woody Guthrie, Cisco Houston, Annie Laurie With Paul Gayten & His Trio, Jimmy McCracklin, Pee Wee Crayton, Hadda Brooks Trio, Blind Willie McTell, Sunnyland Slim, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Goree Carter & His Hep Cats, Edgar Blanchard & The Gondoliers, Smokey Hogg, Ivory Joe Hunter, Lowell Fulson, Elmore James, Mac Willis, Griffin Brothers, Sonny Boy Williamson, Floyd Dixon With Johnny Moore's Three Blazers, Peppermint Harris With Maxwell Davis And His All-Stars, Little Bobby Harris, Eddie Boyd Sings And Plays, Guitar Slim, Little Junior's Blue Flames, B.B. King, Muddy Waters (guitar), Jesse Fuller, Smiley Lewis, Big Maybelle, Earl King, Nappy Brown, Howlin' Wolf (guitar), Bo Diddley, Jimmy Reed, Bobby Bland, Huey Smith and The Clowns, Snooks Eaglin, Lightnin' Slim, Ramblin' Jack Elliot, Little Walter, John Lee Hooker (guitar), James Cotton, John Hammond, Son House, Canned Heat, Memphis Slim, Lightnin' Hopkins (guitar), Mike Bloomfield, Jimmy Witherspoon & Richard Holmes, Magic Sam Aka Ron Thompson

Milton Ager, Fred Ahlert and more Benny Goodman Orchestra, Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and more, Ben Bernie

Various Artists

Louis Armstrong, Fletcher Henderson & his Orchestra, The Southern Serenaders, Clarence Williams' Blue Five, Red Onion Jazz Babies, Perry Bradford's Jazz Phools, Maggie Jones, Fletcher Henderson, Bessie Smith, Fred Longshaw, Trixie Smith & her Down Home Syncopators, Clara Smith, Bertha 'Chippie' Hill, Richard M. Jones, Erskine Tate's Vendome Orchestra, Lill's Hot Shots, Jimmy Bertrand's Washboard Wizards

Bessie Smith

Clarence Williams

Bessie Smith (vocals)

Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart, Harry Woods, Jack Teagarden, Eddie Condon, Jimmy McPartland, Joe Sullivan, Mezz Mezzrow, Louis Armstrong, Joseph McCarthy, Harry Tierney, Henry Creamer, Turner Layton, Spencer Williams, Ned Washington, Victor Young, Joe Young, Bessie Smith, Frank Loesser, George Meyer, Shelton Brooks, Ted Koehler, Harold Arlen, Edgar Battle, Franz Jackson, Dave Bowman, Hoagy Carmichael, Don Raye, Gene DePaul, Earl Hines, Clarence Williams, Charles Warfield